The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.
PAUL CEZANNEHere, on the river’s verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing.
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People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.
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You have to hurry up if you want to see something, everything disappears.
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The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
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I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
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I am beginning to consider myself stronger than all those around me, and you know that the good opinion I have of myself has only been reached after mature consideration.
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Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
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One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.
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Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
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Painting is founded on the heart controlled by the head.
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We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.
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For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.
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The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.
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There is no such thing as an amateur artist as different from a professional artist. There is only good art and bad art.
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There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.
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